I had to get my theory of Manifest Destiny and Hinterland to a larger audience. I like the game a lot, but there are some undeniably annoying interface and information issues that need to be cleaned up in a patch before I can recommend it whole heartedly. A little more variety in portraits would be […]
Entries Tagged as 'Crispy Gamer'
Hinterland Review
October 7th, 2008 · Comments Off on Hinterland Review · City Builder, Crispy Gamer, Review, RPGs, Tilted Mill
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Grand Theft Peculiar Institution
September 25th, 2008 · 11 Comments · Crispy Gamer, Design
Evan Narcisse has posted the skeleton of a design document over at Crispy Gamer. Though not fully fleshed out – he’s a writer, not a designer – it’s a provocative proposal for an open world action/RPG type game. As we talked, the high concept came into focus: You play as a slave escaping from a […]
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Romance Review
September 11th, 2008 · 8 Comments · Crispy Gamer, Review
Romance of the Three Kingdoms XI is worth a look. It’s not the kind of game that I would play every night, and I still don’t feel like I have a firm grasp of the diplomacy or on how many retainers I should actually have to start with to get a fair shot. But I […]
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Game Boys
August 28th, 2008 · 3 Comments · Crispy Gamer, Print Screen
My new Print Screen column is up at CG. This time, I review Game Boys, Michael Kane’s account of professional Counterstrike players. I’ll admit to being a skeptic of pro gaming ever getting big. Kane and his subjects keep making the comparison to Texas Hold ‘Em, a game that wasn’t even the most popular form […]
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Space Siege Review
August 27th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Crispy Gamer, Gas Powered Games, Review, RPGs
When I saw Space Siege at E3, it looked like a nice, light Action-RPG. I had no idea how light the complete version would be. To even call it an RPG is a bit of a stretch. You do have a character that improves over time, but it’s more of a Progress Quest type thing. […]
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Print Screen 7: This Gaming Life
August 1st, 2008 · Comments Off on Print Screen 7: This Gaming Life · Crispy Gamer
Jim Rossignol is one of the brilliant Brits behind Rock, Paper, Shotgun. And he’s written one of the year’s most delightful books on gaming. It’s probably best suited for people curious about gaming, but even experienced gamers will appreciate the prose and anecdotes in This Gaming Life. It’s not perfect, but it is well-crafted and, […]
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